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The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight. It operates two landmark facilities that, together, welcome more than eight million visitors a year.
One of the most popular museums in the world. Visit the museum on the National Mall, featuring eight new galleries. View thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars.
Launch into the history of flight by surrounding yourself with icons of air and space travel. The flagship building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, exhibits aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, rockets, and other flight-related artifacts.
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Explore how we took flight, how we fly today, how one gets to the Moon, how air and space connect us all, and much more in our eight new galleries. From lectures to hands-on family days and more, discover all the events the National Air and Space Museum has to offer.
The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution, is a museum in Washington, D.C., in the United States dedicated to human flight and space exploration. Established in 1946 as the National Air Museum, its main building opened on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976.
The flagship building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., houses many of the icons of flight, including the original 1903 Wright Flyer, Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1, John Glenn’s Friendship 7 spacecraft, and a lunar rock sample that visitors can touch.
Notable museum collections include the 1903 Wright Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Winnie Mae, Apollo 11 command module Columbia, and a lunar rock. During the 1980s, the museum began to focus more directly on its research component.
You'll see real lunar spacecraft under active assembly, go on your own simulated lunar mission, and find your place in the future of space exploration. Step into the 21st century space industry, watch spacecraft be built, and take on your own lunar mission at Moonshot Museum.
Nov 10, 2016 · 5 Must See Military Museums In PA. Wendy Royal November 10, 2016. Although Veterans Day would be ideal for a visit to one of Pennsylvania’s military museums, there is never a bad time to learn about the history of our military and the wars we fought, both abroad and at home.
Youth Experience Flight During Aviation Summer Camp. A group of middle school students experienced flight ….
